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Last Updated: December 8, 2021
Land Back:
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Unsettling the original injustice By Andrée Forest. First published in The Monitor Nov/Dec issue Land back. Two words simple in premise and profound in meaning. These two words get at the essence of the original injustice between our …
Category: colonialism, Indigenous, inequality, Land Back, Manitoba, privilege, racism, social exclusion Tags: Andrée Forest
Posted: January 23, 2020
Time is Now for 2020 Vision: Need Manitoba Climate & Social Action Budget
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Category: Aboriginal issues, activism, agriculture, budgets, city planning, climate change, colonialism, debt, Deficit, economic well-being, economy, Employment, environment, Fast Facts, Harm Reduction, housing, immigration, Incarceration, Income Equality, inequality, Inner City, Labour, Manitoba, Mental Health, poverty, privatization, public sector, Role of Government, social exclusion, sustainability, taxes, Winnipeg Tags: Manitoba, Molly McCracken
Last Updated: January 30, 2019
Valuing the Voice of People Living with Disabilities in Manitoba
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By Carlos Sosa Recently the Manitoba Government made a decision to reject a core funding application from the Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities (MLPD) for the 2018-19 fiscal year. It can be very difficult for an organization …
Category: Disability, economic well-being, Employment, health, Income Equality, poverty, Seniors, social exclusion, Winnipeg Tags: Carlos Sosa, Manitoba
Last Updated: January 30, 2019
The Deep Roots of the Meth Crisis
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By Jim Silver First published in the Winnipeg Free Press December 19, 2018 Winnipeg’s meth crisis continues to skyrocket. I think a case can be made that in large part, the meth problem is a reflection of a …
Category: Income Equality, Manitoba, Meth, social exclusion, Winnipeg Tags: Jim Silver, Manitoba
Last Updated: January 30, 2019
All Aboard! Moving Transportation Equity Forward in Winnipeg
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By Ellen Smirl Transportation is essential for getting almost everything we need in our daily lives. Finding a job or getting to work, getting groceries, seeing friends and family, accessing healthcare or social services all require the ability …
Last Updated: June 19, 2018
Our City’s Undocumented: A case for Access Without Fear
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By Karen Hamilton, Reports about refugees walking across the Canada-US border beginning in the spring of 2017 renewed concerns about immigration policy and undocumented migrants in Winnipeg. In fact, the vast majority of migrants to Canada enter legally, …
Category: racism, Refugees, social exclusion, Undocumented citizens Tags: Karen Hamilton, Manitoba
Last Updated: May 3, 2018
Justice system lacking fairness
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By John Hutton, Almost half of the people in Manitoba agree there is a problem with the Canadian justice system when it comes to treatment of Indigenous Peoples according to a recent report in the Winnipeg Free Press …
Category: Aboriginal issues, Crime, Incarceration, Manitoba, social exclusion Tags: John Hutton, Manitoba
Last Updated: January 25, 2018
Community Economic Development in Manitoba and the Inclusive Economy
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By Sara Wray Enns Manitoba is a province of economic growth and economic disparity. It is a province with low unemployment rates, diverse development and incredible resource wealth. On the flip side, Manitoba has continuously had some of …
Category: Community Economic Development, inequality, Labour, labour market, poverty, social exclusion Tags: Manitoba, Sara Wray Enns
Posted: June 15, 2017
Funding Community Strength in North Point Douglas
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By Kate Sjoberg and John Hutton First published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 15, 2017 It may seem unusual for an organization that works with incarcerated men to take a position in support of a program that …
Category: Crime, inequality, Inner City, poverty, social exclusion, Winnipeg, women Tags: John Hutton, Kate Sjoberg, Winnipeg
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